08th March 2011
Interior design is a big part of making a house a home. We all want to create a style of our own. In modern homes today you see more variety of hardwoods being used over carpet. People who install hardwood flooring can end up with a home with high indoor-...
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23rd February 2011
Maple hardwood flooring is a beautiful, light-colored flooring surface that's well known for its durability. The recycled maple used in flooring is generally old stock from demolished buildings, or from the scraps leftover from standard milling procedures...
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14th February 2011
Recycled wood has taken the interior design world by storm. When you take the time to research reclaimed wood products, you may just find that they are very cost effective and eco-friendly which in the long run can save you money and provide a healthy env...
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07th February 2011
Recent trends in interior design indicate the entire design world is actually turning “green". Obviously, “green" refers to the environmental revolution that has invaded most products we use on a daily basis. The green interior design industry has “boomed...
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13th January 2011
As you start researching various wood flooring products, you will find there are so many options available to you. Antique wood flooring is one of the most used flooring options on the “Interior Design" side of the wood industry. The character markings, h...
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05th January 2011
VOC stands for Volatile Organic Compounds. These are carbon based chemical compounds that vaporize under pressure .You may have seen or heard the words," low VOC’s, or no “VOC’s describing different floor coverings, underlayments, and or adhesives. VOCs c...
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22nd December 2010
As you enter the world of hardwood flooring you have many options. Engineered flooring is one of them. What is engineered flooring? Engineered hardwood flooring is composed of a hardwood "wear layer", from 1/16" to 3/16" thick, laminated or glued to plywo...
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30th November 2010
Cherry Trees can be found growing in the tropical regions, also Allegheny regions of Pennsylvania and Virginia. The timbers seem to grow very abundant in the higher elevations of North Carolina. Cherry Trees will produce beautiful white and pink summer fl...
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16th November 2010
Reclaimed white oak has been recognized as one of the most beautiful floors
in the hardwood industry for many years. You will find white oak particularly in wide plank boards cut into a quarter sawn patterns. Quarter sawn white oak has become the favori...
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15th November 2010
There are a lot of things to consider when you are making a flooring choice for your home. First thing would be how will it affect my health? Yes, carpet holds a lot “health risks". Carpet is home to more microorganisms than any other kind of flooring. Th...
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04th November 2010
Can you install wood flooring over concrete? In past years, the answer is no. Even now, you can find solid wood flooring companies claiming that their product can be installed over a concrete slab. What they don’t tell you is that over time, the wood will...
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18th October 2010
Reclaimed and recycled wood flooring are usually treated as the same product. But, there are differences. As you enter the world of Reclaimed and Recycled hardwood flooring, you have a lot of things consider. What exactly is reclaimed wood? Reclaimed wood...
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05th August 2010
When it comes to choosing a striking floor for your home, Tigerwood flooring offers such a unique and memorable look. With its contrasting grain patterns, color scheme of orange and defined black interlocking grain patterns that are wavy and irregular, Ti...
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05th August 2010
Brazilian Cherry, also known as Jatoba, is found growing in the vast rainforests of Central America, South America, Peru, Bolivia, and in Brazil. Jatoba comes from the leguminosae family. As a canopy tree it sometimes reaches 80 to 150 feet ta...
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05th August 2010
You can find many large home improvement stores slapping an eco-friendly sticker on a wide array of flooring products. Are these labels legit? Are these flooring options really eco-friendly? What is the best choice for your home? What the heck is eco-floo...
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